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Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/luke-

This Proto-Uralic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Uralic

Etymology

Often considered to be either borrowed from or akin to Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (whence e.g. Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to count”)).

Verb

*luke-

  1. to count
  • *luka (“ten”)

Descendants
  • Samoyedic
    • Nenets
      • Tundra Nenets: лахана (lāxnā)
  • Ugric:
  • Mari
  • Permic
  • Samic: *lokëtēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Finnic: *lukedak (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
  • Entry #495 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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